I'm addicted to chocolate milk.

[Anonymous]

Am I the only one who doesn't think this is so bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who doesn't think this is so bad?

I posted the nutrition info on choc milk vs reg milk

Clearly I agree with you. Big whoop, basically, was my thought.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who doesn't think this is so bad?

I think it depends on how much OP is drinking. 1-2 cups a day? Ok. But 1,000 calories sounds like way more than 1-2 cups...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one who doesn't think this is so bad?

I think it depends on how much OP is drinking. 1-2 cups a day? Ok. But 1,000 calories sounds like way more than 1-2 cups...

Like anything else for someone trying to lose weight, cut back across the board. Betting it's not the ONLY thing she eats/drinks. All things in moderation.

[Anonymous]

OP, I'd suggest you quit drinking premixed chocolate milk. Buy powdered mix or syrup, and over time, gradually decrease the amount of chocolate flavor and switch from whole to 2% to 1% to skim.

You don't even have to cut it out completely, just stop at 1 tsp. 8oz skim milk with 1 tsp Quik powder is not that unhealthy -- the chocolate only adds 10-15 calories.

[Anonymous]

Oh dear god. Skim? No. Whole milk is not bad for you, people. Stop f*^%ing with your food.

[Anonymous]

Get unsweetened vanilla almond milk. Blend in an overripe banana and chocolate powder. The banana will sweeten it and bulk it up, the chocolate powder will give you the flavor with the sweetener.

[Anonymous]

Hello, I am an individual who is addicted to chocolate milk. I have finally realized that this addiction needs to stop because it's taking my life away from me in the matter that I have no money to satisfy my chocolate milk needs.

[Anonymous]

You're just going to have deal with the headaches and irritation. You could try making low sugar versions- melting down high quality dark chocolate and mixing it into the milk, etc.

But if you want to do it, I would go cold turkey. The headaches are unfortunate but part of it, it seems

[Anonymous]

I used to drink coffee 3 or more times a day, diet soda and regular soda daily. I quit cold turkey, all in one day. Felt like crap for a long time but never went back. I still buy coffee and soda for my husband. I have no cravings at all. I feel more aware, wake up rested. Caffeine is one hell of a drug.

You quit chocolate milk the same way, STOP BUYING IT.

You're grown. Act like it.

[Anonymous]

Fighting cancer is hard, hiking Mt. Everest is hard, losing a child is hard, quitting consuming gluttonous amounts of sugar Is. Not. Hard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here: regardless of this being an emotional dependency or a chemical dependency, it's still a dependency. Chemicals get us addicted by unleashing chemicals in our brain that makes us feel good. That feeling is what we go back for.
I have tried to go cold turkey. Then every time I have a rough patch, a stressful week or something really upsets me, I go back. Do you know how stupid I feel walking into a grocery store with my kids past their bed time because I HAD to have chocolate milk? Do you know how embarrassing this is? Trust me, if it was just a matter of will, I would never had chocolate again.

And yes, my kids are allowed to have chocolate milk. Only once in a blue moon, however.

OP, I once worked in an office that had a hot cocoa machine. That shit was SO GOOD. At some point, I realized I was having three hot cocoas a day, and decided it was probably too much. So the next day I had none, and got a wicked headache. Withdrawal. Cold turkey is not the way to go. Wean off it. What I'd suggest is getting chocolate syrup instead of pre-made chocolate milk, and pouring less and less in each day. Less chocolate syrup each day, and smaller and smaller glasses each day. Also, find something that is soothing to you to replace the morning and evening milks. A big part of it is the ritual. Maybe after you've weaned yourself chemically you can replace the morning chocolate milk with a different drink like orange juice, and the evening drink with Sleepytime tea. You see? Address both, one at a time.

I worked in an office with one too! The best!

[Anonymous]

Chocolate milk is bad. can we just kill all the brown cows so there is no more chocolate milk...


FWIW i used to love nesquick chocolate milk. then they started making it with lowfat milk.... Ugh.... I want the treat, i want the fat.

My DD like choc milk as well. and once ever few months we splurge on a half gallon and the two of us drink it over the course of the weekend.

[Anonymous]

Did you ever figure this out? This is exactly my problem too. My dad started this addiction for me ever since I was 1 in a bottle!

[Anonymous]

I add a teaspoon of ovaltine to a cup of whole milk for my DS. It is "chocolate milk" but a very mild version of it. He has this around once a day. I wonder if I should stop doing it. He really looks forward to his morning cup of warm chocolate milk in bed though.